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There is a considerable diversity in the uses to which the different 

 portions of the Clyde fine sandy loam have been put in the production 

 of crops. In almost all of the more western areas the general farm 

 crops alone are produced. Thus in the Saginaw area, Michigan, 

 where more than 39,000 acres of the type have been encountered, corn 

 is one of the principal crops grown. The yields range from 20 to 40 

 bushels per acre. Oats constitute the principal small grain, giving 

 yields of 30 to 50 bushels per acre. Beans are extensively grown, 

 yielding from 10 to 25 bushels per acre, with an average approximat- 

 ing 15 bushels. Hay is also an important crop. Timothy and clover 

 give yields of 1 to 1-| tons of hay per acre. Sugar beets yield 10 to 12 

 tons per acre. Chicory is also grown to some extent, the yields rang- 

 ing from 7 to 12 tons per acre. 



In Niagara County, N. Y., where an area of nearly 15,500 acres of 

 the Clyde fine sandy loam has been encountered, the soil type is recog- 

 nized as the best truck soil. This use is shown in Plate II, figure 2. It 

 is extensively planted, to cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, and potatoes 

 as truck crops, while peas and beans are grown both as truck crops 

 and for sale to the canning factories, which are numerous in this area. 

 A considerable proportion of the type is thus utilized. In this area 

 the general farm crops are also grown. Corn yields from 30 to 60 

 bushels per acre. A small amount of wheat is grown, giving fair 

 average yields. Oats constitute the principal small-grain crop, with 

 yields ranging from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. Navy beans and hay 

 are also grown. 



It is probable that wherever market facilities are afforded the 

 Clyde fine sandy loam could best be developed as a special market- 

 garden and small-fruit soil. It is well suited to the production of 

 a considerable range of market-garden crops, while strawberries and 

 cane fruits are grown to advantage. Wherever the type is well 

 drained the orchard fruits may also be grown. 



THE CLYDE LOAM. 



The Clyde loam is the most extensive type which has thus far been 

 mapped in the series. It has been encountered in 19 different soil- 

 survey areas located in 4 different States, and an aggregate area of 

 565,676 acres has been mapped. It occurs to a limited extent in west- 

 ern New York, and in extensive areas in the Southern Peninsula of 

 Michigan, in northern Indiana, and southern Wisconsin. It is prob- 

 able that other large areas of the Clyde loam will be encountered in 

 Michigan and adjoining portions of Indiana and Ohio as the soil- 

 survey work progresses in those States. 



The surface soil of the Clyde loam, to a depth in excess of 8 inches, 

 is a moderately friable to rather heavy and compact loam, usually 



